Μονομάχος

See also: μονομάχος

Ancient Greek
Scenes of the arrival and coronation of Emperor Constantine Monomachos in Constantinople, from the Madrid Skylitzes

Etymology

From μονομάχος (monomákhos, “gladiator”, literally “lone warrior”).

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Μονομάχος • (Monomákhos) m (genitive Μονομάχου); second declension (Byzantine)

  1. a male surname, equivalent to Latin Monomachus or English Monomachos
    (historical) notably borne by Κωνσταντῖνος ὁ Μονομάχος (Kōnstantînos ho Monomákhos), Constantine IX Monomachos (c. 1000–1055 C.E.), Byzantine Roman Emperor who ruled the Byzantine Empire from 1042 to 1055
    • circa 1080 C.E., Michael Attaleiates, History :
      Καὶ χρόνον τινὰ δι' ἑαυτῶν ἰθύνασαι τὴν ἀρχὴν, τῆς ὑπερορίας ἀνακαλοῦνται Κωνσταντῖνον τὸν Μονομάχον, ἀριστοκρατικὸν ἄνδρα καὶ θρέμμα τῆς Πόλεως, ὕποπτον δὲ ὄντα διὰ τὴν ἀρχήν, καὶ διὰ τοῦτο παρὰ τῶν πρώην κρατούντων φυγαδευόμενον […] Εὐεργετικώτερος δὲ τοῦ προβεβασιλευκότος ὁ Μονομάχος ἀποδειχθείς, καὶ πάντας σχεδὸν βασιλικοῖς ἀξιώμασι καὶ δωρήμασι φιλοτίμοις ἀποσεμνύνας, ἠγάθυνε τὸ ὑπήκοον
      Kaì khrónon tinà di' heautôn ithúnasai tḕn arkhḕn, tês huperorías anakaloûntai Kōnstantînon tòn Monomákhon, aristokratikòn ándra kaì thrémma tês Póleōs, húpopton dè ónta dià tḕn arkhḗn, kaì dià toûto parà tôn prṓēn kratoúntōn phugadeuómenon […] Euergetikṓteros dè toû probebasileukótos ho Monomákhos apodeikhtheís, kaì pántas skhedòn basilikoîs axiṓmasi kaì dōrḗmasi philotímois aposemnúnas, ēgáthune tò hupḗkoon
      And after some time ruling themselves, they recall from exile Constantine Monomachos, a man of the aristocracy and native of the City, but being suspect for the sake of power, and for this exiled by those ruling previously […] Monomachos proved more beneficent than any who reigned before, and glorified almost all with imperial ranks and lavish gifts, benefiting his subjects

Inflection
Second declension of ὁ Μονομᾰ́χος; τοῦ Μονομᾰ́χου (Byzantine, Koine)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ Μονομᾰ́χος
ho Monomákhos		 τὼ Μονομᾰ́χω
tṑ Monomákhō		 οἱ Μονομᾰ́χοι
hoi Monomákhoi
Genitive τοῦ Μονομᾰ́χου
toû Monomákhou		 τοῖν Μονομᾰ́χοιν
toîn Monomákhoin		 τῶν Μονομᾰ́χων
tôn Monomákhōn
Dative τῷ Μονομᾰ́χῳ
tôi Monomákhōi		 τοῖν Μονομᾰ́χοιν
toîn Monomákhoin		 τοῖς Μονομᾰ́χοις
toîs Monomákhois
Accusative τὸν Μονομᾰ́χον
tòn Monomákhon		 τὼ Μονομᾰ́χω
tṑ Monomákhō		 τοὺς Μονομᾰ́χους
toùs Monomákhous
Vocative Μονομᾰ́χε
Monomákhe		 Μονομᾰ́χω
Monomákhō		 Μονομᾰ́χοι
Monomákhoi

Derived terms
  • Μονομαχίνα f (Monomakhína)

Descendants
  • → English: Monomachos
  • Greek: Μονομάχος (Monomáchos)
  • → Latin: Monomachus
    • → English: Monomachus
  • → Old East Slavic: Мономахъ (Monomaxŭ)
    • Russian: Монома́х (Monomáx)
    • Ukrainian: Монома́х (Monomáx)

Greek
Mosaic of Constantine Monomachos at Hagia Sophia

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Μονομάχος (Monomákhos).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mo.noˈma.xos/
  • Hyphenation: Μο‧νο‧μά‧χος

Proper noun

Μονομάχος • (Monomáchos) m

  1. a male surname from Byzantine Greek, equivalent to Latin Monomachus or English Monomachos
    (historical) notably borne by Κωνσταντίνος ο Μονομάχος (Konstantínos o Monomáchos), Constantine IX Monomachos (c. 1000–1055 C.E.), Byzantine Roman Emperor who ruled the Byzantine Empire from 1042 to 1055

Declension
declension of Μονομάχος
case     \     number singular plural
nominative Μονομάχος • Μονομάχοι •
genitive Μονομάχου • Μονομάχων •
accusative Μονομάχο • Μονομάχους •
vocative Μονομάχε • Μονομάχοι •
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